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Maillart's Bridges
Documentary - 2001
Maillart's Bridges
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Famed Swiss architect and artist Robert Maillart was renowned for his concrete bridges; this documentary examines the elegant design of his engineering masterpieces, which, the film argues, embrace both functionality and aesthetics. Instead of following a traditional journalistic structure, director Heinz Emigholz's spellbinding film reads more like ethereal visual poetry, allowing the beauty of Maillart's work to speak for itself.

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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
24 min
Release date:
9 Feb 2001
Country:
DE
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win
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